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Young Workers Blog: A Doug Ford government would hurt young workers

Toronto – April 30, 2018 – With the Ontario election just over a month away, young voters across the province are looking at the three main parties to determine which party will help improve our lives.

Young Workers Blog: It's time to toss tuition

Winnipeg – March 20, 2018 – Today young workers are facing a labour market where 70 percent of newly-created jobs require some form of post-secondary education. In the last 20 years, tuition fees have increased by 137 percent.

How I became a union activist

Toronto – December 4, 2017 – Before moving to Canada in 2008, I had always dreamed of becoming a social and youth activist. Then, in my first year of university as a human rights major, I had the opportunity to work as an advocate for the LGBTQ community through a youth-led, anti-homophobia group in Toronto. During that time, I also discovered the Students Against Migrant Exploitation (SAME) project, which raises awareness of migrant worker exploitation among high school and college students.